Biography

Born: July 12, 1942 in Newnan, GA

Genre: Singer/Songwriter

Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s

A singer, tunesmith, and purveyor of what he dubbed "Southern music" — a brew of country, folk, rock, blues, gospel, and Celtic styles — Steve Young was a songwriter's songwriter, an acclaimed performer whose work found its greatest commercial success in the hands of other artists and earned him praise from the likes of Waylon Jennings, Townes Van Zandt, and Lucinda Williams. Born in Georgia and raised throughout the South, by his teens Young was already playing guitar and writing his...